A new method for determining the constant-pressure heat capacity change associated with the protein denaturation induced by guanidinium chloride (or urea)

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 133, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 81-89

  Singh, Ritu ^a   Ali Dar, Tanveer ^a   Ahmad, Shandar ^a   Moosavi Movahedi, Ali Akbar ^b   Ahmad, Faizan ^a  

^a JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Heat capacity; Protein denaturation; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GUANIDINE; UREA;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HEAT; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DENATURATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; GUANIDINE; HEAT; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEINS; UREA;

EID: 38949138456     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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